A paedophile has admitted trying to persuade another person to abuse a young child.
Kyle Garner, 20, of Chester Road, Preston Brook, Runcorn, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to three offences. Appearing in the dock wearing black, Garner admitted attempting to cause or incite a child aged 14 to engage in sexual activity on June 17, 2021, by asking to be sent nude photographs; arranging or facilitating an offence on December 1, 2021, namely an act which he intended would involve the commission of another person to abuse a child aged eight years old by penetration; and encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence on February 12, 2022, by asking another internet user to send him indecent images of children.
Cheshire Police told the ECHO the "arranging or facilitating" offence related to activity discovered on a chatroom where Garner was trying to persuade others to offend, with no intended victim identified. The attempted incitement charge and purported 14-year-old girl related to an adult decoy.
